Wetteren has 25,815 residents across 37 km². The average age is about 42, and 67% of residents own their homes. Average net income per person is €19,590 a year. The population is 51% women and, by nationality, 93% Belgian, 1% Polish, 0.8% Dutch, 0.7% Bulgarian, 0.4% Turkish, 0.4% Portuguese, 0.3% Iraqi and 3.4% other. The housing stock averages 5.6 rooms per home, compared with a national average of 6, and buildings date on average from around 1954. The stock consists of 76.9% houses and 23.1% apartment buildings. Building types include 30.1% closed-type houses, 22.2% open-type houses, farms and castles, 21.9% buildings and flat blocks, 20.5% semi-closed-type houses, 2.8% commercial houses and 2.5% other types.
There are 41 houses for sale in Wetteren. The average asking price is €415,659, with listings ranging from €175,000 to €895,000. The town is close to several main routes: the A10/E40 entrance is 6 minutes by car from the centre, and the A14/E17 entrance is 11 minutes away. Local roads include the N9, N42, N400a, N400 and N407. Wetteren is served by 13 bus lines; listed De Lijn services include lines 130, 27, 28, 46 and 96. The nearest stations to the centre are Wetteren, Schellebelle, Kwatrecht / Quatrecht, Serskamp and Wichelen.
Families have access to 10 nurseries, 10 nursery schools, 9 primary schools and 15 secondary schools in the municipality. Named examples include Baby-Jungle Groep: De Olifantjes and De Speelboom for childcare, Go! Basisschool Campus Kompas and Vrije Kleuterschool - De Spelewei for nursery school, Vrije Basisschool and Go! Basisschool De 2 Meersen for primary education, and Mariagaard and Scheppersinstituut 1 for secondary education. Grocery options include 2 SPAR stores and 1 each of Aldi, LIDL, Carrefour and Colruyt.
For everyday travel, there are 3 Cambio stations and 6 electric-vehicle charging stations in the municipality. No shared bicycle service is listed. Brussels Airport is 38 minutes away by car or 84 minutes by public transport. Households have an average of 1.1 cars, below the national average of 1.3.